Table 1.
Distribution of demographics, oral habits, oral hygiene and periodontal status between study and control groups.
| Controls (N = 30) | Homogenous Oral Leukoplakia (N = 30) | Non- Homogenous Oral Leukoplakia (N = 31) | Significance (p- value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | ||||
| Range | 21–70 | 25–69 | 26–65 | p = 0.001 |
| Mean | 40.7 | 41.0 | 50.7 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Males | 26 | 29 | 26 | |
| Females | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Oral Habits | ||||
| Smoking tobacco | 0 | 24 | 25 | |
| Smokeless tobacco | 0 | 12 | 11 | |
| Betel nut products | 0 | 15 | 18 | |
| Alcohol | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| Frequency of habits/day | ||||
| 1–5 | 0 | 16 | 15 | |
| 6–10 | 0 | 9 | 8 | |
| 11–15 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| ≥16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Duration of habits (Months) | ||||
| Range | 0 | 12–480 | 3–480 | |
| Mean | 0 | 153.6 | 210.2 | |
| Oral Hygiene Index | ||||
| Score 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 | p < 0.01 |
| Score 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | |
| Periodontal Screening and Recording Index | ||||
| Score1 | 19 | 10 | 7 | p < 0.01 |
| Score 2 | 11 | 20 | 24 | |